| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Rinehart (fresh) SG - Clifford Beal (fresh) SF - Mundan Abdulmuniem (fresh) PF - Douglas Gurney (fresh) C - Richard Mixon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Justin Ackley (fresh) SG - James Drexler (fresh) SF - Joe Miller (fresh) PF - Robert Bonner (fresh) C - Martin Reed (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | West Virginia | Justin Ackley scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Drexler | 0-3 |
| 19:33 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 19:28 | West Virginia | Joe Miller misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 3-3 |
| 19:26 | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 18:59 | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem misses the dunk attempt | 3-3 |
| 18:58 | West Virginia | Martin Reed gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:52 | West Virginia | Martin Reed hits the finger roll set up by Robert Bonner | 3-5 |
| 18:38 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Clifford Beal | 5-5 |
| 18:09 | West Virginia | Justin Ackley misses the floater from the right side | 5-5 |
| 18:08 | West Virginia | Martin Reed gets the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:59 | West Virginia | Justin Ackley is called for traveling | 5-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Garrett Buch (SF), Oscar Hernandez (C) Mundan Abdulmuniem, Richard Mixon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Love (PG), Henry Pate (SG), Samuel Hafley (SF), Karl Byrd (PF), Alex Davidson (C) Justin Ackley, James Drexler, Joe Miller, Robert Bonner, Martin Reed | |
| 17:44 | Cincinnati | Ricky Love steps in front of the Clifford Beal pass | 5-5 |
| 17:42 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst (PG) John Rinehart | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:27 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Gallagher (SG) Clifford Beal | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:25 | West Virginia | Garrett Buch picks off the pass by Henry Pate in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| 17:00 | Cincinnati | Oscar Hernandez connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Garrett Buch | 7-5 |
| 16:41 | West Virginia | Karl Byrd's floater is tipped away by Garrett Buch | 7-5 |
| 16:39 | Cincinnati | Garrett Buch grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 16:33 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Floyd Parkhurst | 9-5 |
| 16:27 | West Virginia | Ricky Love drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Henry Pate | 9-8 |
| 16:05 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Karl Byrd - foul #1 on Karl Byrd, team foul #1 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Rinehart (PG), Clifford Beal (SG), Mundan Abdulmuniem (SF), Richard Mixon (C) Floyd Parkhurst, Charles Gallagher, Garrett Buch, Oscar Hernandez | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Justin Ackley (PG), James Drexler (SG), Joe Miller (SF), Robert Bonner (PF), Martin Reed (C) Ricky Love, Henry Pate, Samuel Hafley, Karl Byrd, Alex Davidson | |
| 16:05 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 16:05 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney misses the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 16:05 | West Virginia | Martin Reed grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 16:03 | West Virginia | Martin Reed's pass is intercepted by Mundan Abdulmuniem in the backcourt | 10-8 |
| 15:41 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney double dribbles | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Rinehart (fresh) SG - Clifford Beal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mundan Abdulmuniem (fresh) PF - Douglas Gurney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Mixon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Justin Ackley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Drexler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Miller (fresh) PF - Robert Bonner (fresh) C - Martin Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | West Virginia | James Drexler connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Justin Ackley | 10-11 |
| 15:11 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 15:10 | West Virginia | Martin Reed pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 15:07 | West Virginia | Clifford Beal is called for the reach on James Drexler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clifford Beal, team foul #1 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Gallagher (PF) Douglas Gurney | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 14:47 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner clanks a shot from the right side | 10-11 |
| 14:46 | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 14:32 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 14:30 | Cincinnati | John Rinehart tips it in | 12-11 |
| 14:09 | West Virginia | Richard Mixon picks off the pass by Justin Ackley | 12-11 |
| 13:53 | Cincinnati | Charles Gallagher scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Rinehart | 15-11 |
| 13:31 | West Virginia | Martin Reed drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Justin Ackley | 15-13 |
| 13:14 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Mixon | 17-13 |
| 12:49 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Justin Ackley | 17-15 |
| 12:42 | Cincinnati | Charles Gallagher blows the layup | 17-15 |
| 12:40 | West Virginia | Joe Miller grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | The refs have stopped play. James Drexler is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 17-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst (PG), George Givan (SG), Garrett Buch (SF), Douglas Gurney (PF), Oscar Hernandez (C) John Rinehart, Clifford Beal, Mundan Abdulmuniem, Charles Gallagher, Richard Mixon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Love (PG), Henry Pate (SG), Samuel Hafley (SF), Karl Byrd (PF), Alex Davidson (C) Justin Ackley, James Drexler, Joe Miller, Robert Bonner, Martin Reed | |
| 12:15 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley can't connect on a floater in the lane | 17-15 |
| 12:13 | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 11:48 | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Ricky Love - foul #1 on Ricky Love, team foul #2 | 17-15 |
| 11:48 | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 11:48 | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Ricky Love clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-15 |
| 11:33 | West Virginia | Alex Davidson gets the offensive rebound | 19-15 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Floyd Parkhurst (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Givan (fresh) SF - Garrett Buch (fresh) PF - Douglas Gurney (fresh) 5 pts. C - Oscar Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ricky Love (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Henry Pate (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Hafley (fresh) PF - Karl Byrd (fresh) C - Alex Davidson (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | West Virginia | Ricky Love is called for a backcourt violation | 19-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gerald Anderson (C) Oscar Hernandez | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chi Chiang (PG) Alex Davidson | |
| 10:57 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney comes up short on the floater from the right block | 19-15 |
| 10:55 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to George Givan | 19-15 |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | Garrett Buch misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 19-15 |
| 10:47 | Cincinnati | Gerald Anderson tips it home | 21-15 |
| 10:35 | West Virginia | Henry Pate hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-15 |
| 10:34 | West Virginia | Ricky Love tips it in | 21-17 |
| 10:29 | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-17 |
| 10:28 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Henry Pate | 21-17 |
| 10:25 | West Virginia | Karl Byrd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Rinehart (PG), Clifford Beal (SG), Mundan Abdulmuniem (SF) Floyd Parkhurst, George Givan, Garrett Buch | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Jones (SG), Joe Miller (SF), Robert Bonner (PF), Martin Reed (C) Ricky Love, Henry Pate, Karl Byrd, Samuel Hafley | |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal drills a 3 from the left wing set up by John Rinehart | 24-17 |
| 09:46 | West Virginia | Clifford Beal takes the ball from Robert Bonner | 24-17 |
| 09:42 | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem misses the easy layup | 24-17 |
| 09:41 | Cincinnati | John Rinehart tips it in | 26-17 |
| 09:39 | West Virginia | Clifford Beal takes the ball from Joe Miller in the backcourt | 26-17 |
| 09:22 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney is fouled on the floor by Robert Bonner - foul #1 on Robert Bonner, team foul #3 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Gallagher (SF), Oscar Hernandez (PF), Richard Mixon (C) Mundan Abdulmuniem, Douglas Gurney, Gerald Anderson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Justin Ackley (PG), Alex Davidson (C) Chi Chiang, Martin Reed | |
| 09:11 | Cincinnati | Oscar Hernandez misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 26-17 |
| 09:09 | West Virginia | Alex Davidson grabs the board | 26-17 |
| 09:05 | West Virginia | Justin Ackley can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-17 |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon pulls down the rebound | 26-17 |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon connects on the floater from the baseline and the foul's on Robert Bonner - foul #2 on Robert Bonner, team foul #4 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Henry Pate (SG), Samuel Hafley (PF) Joseph Jones, Robert Bonner | |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon makes the free throw | 29-17 |
| 08:33 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley is whistled for a carry | 29-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst (PG), George Givan (SF), Douglas Gurney (PF) John Rinehart, Clifford Beal, Richard Mixon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst travels with the ball | 29-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Garrett Buch (SF), Gerald Anderson (C) Charles Gallagher, Oscar Hernandez | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Jones (SG), Karl Byrd (PF), Martin Reed (C) Joe Miller, Samuel Hafley, Alex Davidson | |
| 08:00 | West Virginia | Henry Pate connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Karl Byrd | 29-20 |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Garrett Buch buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from George Givan and he's hacked by Karl Byrd - foul #2 on Karl Byrd, team foul #5 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Rinehart (PG), Clifford Beal (SG) Floyd Parkhurst, George Givan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Love (SF), Samuel Hafley (PF) Henry Pate, Karl Byrd | |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Garrett Buch makes the free throw | 32-20 |
| 07:23 | West Virginia | Garrett Buch picks off the pass by Martin Reed | 32-20 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Rinehart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Beal (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Garrett Buch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Gurney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Gerald Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Justin Ackley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Jones (fresh) SF - Ricky Love (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Samuel Hafley (fresh) C - Martin Reed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Cincinnati | John Rinehart misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-20 |
| 07:00 | Cincinnati | Garrett Buch misses the tip | 32-20 |
| 06:58 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley pulls down the rebound | 32-20 |
| 06:54 | West Virginia | Justin Ackley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Gallagher (SG), Mundan Abdulmuniem (SF), Richard Mixon (C) Clifford Beal, Garrett Buch, Gerald Anderson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chi Chiang (PG), Joe Miller (SF) Justin Ackley, Joseph Jones | |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney misses the 3 from the right wing | 32-20 |
| 06:36 | West Virginia | Joe Miller grabs the board | 32-20 |
| 06:30 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-20 |
| 06:28 | West Virginia | Martin Reed grabs the offensive rebound | 32-20 |
| 06:18 | West Virginia | Douglas Gurney steals the ball from Samuel Hafley | 32-20 |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | Charles Gallagher scores on a jump hook in the paint | 34-20 |
| 05:25 | West Virginia | Martin Reed comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-20 |
| 05:24 | West Virginia | Joe Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-20 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Ricky Love misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-20 |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Douglas Gurney | 34-20 |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Mundan Abdulmuniem and the foul's on Samuel Hafley - foul #1 on Samuel Hafley, team foul #6 | 36-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst (PG), George Givan (SG), Garrett Buch (SF), Oscar Hernandez (C) John Rinehart, Charles Gallagher, Mundan Abdulmuniem, Richard Mixon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Justin Ackley (PG), Joseph Jones (SG), Henry Pate (SF), Alex Davidson (PF) Chi Chiang, Ricky Love, Joe Miller, Samuel Hafley | |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney makes the free throw | 37-20 |
| 04:43 | West Virginia | Henry Pate misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-20 |
| 04:42 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney grabs the defensive rebound | 37-20 |
| 04:27 | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by George Givan | 40-20 |
| 04:07 | West Virginia | Justin Ackley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-20 |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | Garrett Buch grabs the defensive rebound | 40-20 |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Joseph Jones is called for the reach on George Givan - foul #1 on Joseph Jones, team foul #7 | 40-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal (SG), Gerald Anderson (C) Garrett Buch, Douglas Gurney | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Bonner (PF) Martin Reed | |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | George Givan makes the 1st free throw | 41-20 |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | George Givan misses the 2nd free throw | 41-20 |
| 03:53 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Robert Bonner | 41-20 |
| 03:43 | West Virginia | Alex Davidson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Justin Ackley and he's fouled by Floyd Parkhurst - foul #1 on Floyd Parkhurst, team foul #2 | 41-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Garrett Buch (PF) Oscar Hernandez | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:43 | West Virginia | Alex Davidson misses the free throw | 41-22 |
| 03:43 | Cincinnati | Garrett Buch grabs the board | 41-22 |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal is fouled on the floor by Joseph Jones - foul #2 on Joseph Jones, team foul #8 | 41-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem (SF) George Givan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Karl Byrd (C) Alex Davidson | |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal makes the 1st free throw | 42-22 |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal makes the 2nd free throw | 43-22 |
| 03:21 | West Virginia | Karl Byrd hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Justin Ackley and he's hacked by Floyd Parkhurst - foul #2 on Floyd Parkhurst, team foul #3 | 43-24 |
| 03:21 | West Virginia | Karl Byrd makes the free throw | 43-25 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Floyd Parkhurst (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Beal (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mundan Abdulmuniem (fairly fresh) PF - Garrett Buch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Gerald Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Justin Ackley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph Jones (fresh) SF - Henry Pate (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Bonner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Karl Byrd (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | Garrett Buch misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 43-25 |
| 03:10 | West Virginia | Joseph Jones gets the rebound | 43-25 |
| 02:46 | West Virginia | Joseph Jones's layup is rejected by Gerald Anderson | 43-25 |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal snags the defensive board | 43-25 |
| 02:31 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-25 |
| 02:30 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner grabs the board | 43-25 |
| 02:22 | West Virginia | Henry Pate misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-25 |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | Garrett Buch gets the rebound | 43-25 |
| 02:12 | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 43-25 |
| 02:10 | West Virginia | Karl Byrd snags the defensive board | 43-25 |
| 02:05 | West Virginia | Henry Pate is fouled on the floor by Floyd Parkhurst - foul #3 on Floyd Parkhurst, team foul #4 | 43-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Givan (PG), Charles Gallagher (SF), Oscar Hernandez (PF), Richard Mixon (C) Floyd Parkhurst, Mundan Abdulmuniem, Garrett Buch, Gerald Anderson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chi Chiang (PG), Ricky Love (SG), Joe Miller (SF), Alex Davidson (C) Justin Ackley, Joseph Jones, Henry Pate, Karl Byrd | |
| 01:44 | West Virginia | Alex Davidson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joe Miller | 43-27 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon's layup is rejected by Alex Davidson | 43-27 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon snags the offensive board | 43-27 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Oscar Hernandez connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by George Givan | 46-27 |
| 00:56 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner clanks a floater from the right side | 46-27 |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Oscar Hernandez grabs the defensive rebound | 46-27 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-27 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | George Givan tips it but misses | 46-27 |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner grabs the board | 46-27 |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | Chi Chiang is hacked by Clifford Beal in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clifford Beal, team foul #5 | 46-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Rinehart (PG), Mundan Abdulmuniem (SF), Douglas Gurney (PF), Gerald Anderson (C) George Givan, Charles Gallagher, Oscar Hernandez, Richard Mixon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley (SF), Karl Byrd (PF), Martin Reed (C) Joe Miller, Robert Bonner, Alex Davidson | |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-27 |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Douglas Gurney | 46-27 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-27 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney can't tip it in | 46-27 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | John Rinehart snags the offensive board | 46-27 |